Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-02
WANTING THE STOCK LIST.
The Legal Contest Over the st. Louis and
San Francisco Road.
New York Times.

san FRANCISCO ROAD.
New York Times.
The contest between Z. L. Openheim &
Co. and the Sengmsns with reference to
the control of the St. Louis and San
Francisco Railrosd Company grows
acrimonious. Such unchrisiian words as
"fraud ,"pel Jury" and "blackmail'' yes
terdaY crept into the hitherto lamblike
controversy and dark dramatic threats Of
grand jury indictment made q pillar Of
cloud, toward which the contestants ap-
peared to be tending.
The annual meeting occurs on May IL.
The transfer books closed May 8. After
they closed E L. Oppenheim & Co., who
hold about p, 900 ont of the 260, 900
shares, sent for statement of the stock
+ and received it from f. T. Butler, trans
fer clerk. According to the account of
Walter Delmar, of the firm, the statement
disagreed with their books and they sent
it back, Mr.. Butler correcting it. Desir-
ing to examine the transfer books
and the list of stockholders they made ap-
lieation to the officers Of the company,
and were refused permission for reasons
which did not satisfy them. They accord
inglY petitioned for writ Of msndamus
compelling the officers to exhibit the
books. To this, the president, S. L..
| Winslow; the secretary, F. W. Lille, and
the alleged transfer agent, Frank Butler,
made answer by affidavits saying that the
! books and list were not and never had
! been in their possession.
! Judge Donohue Thursday referred the
case to George II. Forster for hearing and
it came up yesterday. j. R Dos Passos
appeared for E L. Oppenheim Co., and
John H. Burrill, Jr., in place of his
father, VINO is counse; for the officers.
The latter asked an adjournment and MIR.
Dos Pdssos opposed. After waiting q
quarter Of an hour he moved (none OF
the other witnesses of the other side
being present) that they be
committed for contempt. The
referee doubted his power in the
matter, but offered to furnish a certificate
of the facts to be taken before the Su-
preme court tor action. Mr.. Dos Passes
further charged that outrageous perjury
had been committed in the affidavits, snC
that he would bring the matter before the
grand jury. The alleged perjury consists
in the fact that the president, secretary
and transfer clerk have all three admitted
their possession of and access to the
books in communications which the
plaintiffs hold. The case went over til
this morning.
Whether or not the Oppenheim part!
is after the control of the stock or merel!
representation in the directory does no
seem TO be clear, nor do various conflict
ing rumOrs throw much light on the mat
ter. Their %, 900 shares would secur
them director or two without difficult,
under the elective system in vogue
Representation alone would not Great
the proxy premium of iOf
per cent. which was offered for thu
shares yesterday. The radical part.
claim that half the stock is divided u
between Gould, 30, 900 shares; Hunting
ton, 10000; the Seligmens, 100000; E. L
Oppcnhelm & Co., $4,000, and friends 0
the Seligmans, $4,000. The remaining
100, 900 sharrs are scattered and they wan
to know where theyare, this very desira
Bile knowledge being the basis of tn
Bpresent contest.